PT-2016-3585 · Linux+3 · Linux Kernel+3

Asbjoern Sloth Toennesen

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Published

2015-01-30

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Updated

2018-01-05

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CVE-2015-1573

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

VectorAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 3.18.5
Description The issue is related to the interaction between cross-chain jumps and ruleset flushes in the Linux kernel, specifically in the nft flush table function. This can be exploited by local users with the CAP NET ADMIN capability to cause a denial of service, resulting in a system panic.
Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 3.18.5, update to version 3.18.5 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2015-1118
ALT-PU-2015-1794
CESA-2015_1137
CVE-2015-1573
RHSA-2015:1137
RHSA-2015:1138
RHSA-2015:1139
RHSA-2015_1137
RHSA-2015_1139

Affected Products

Alt Linux
Centos
Linux Kernel
Red Hat